Bedcover frame



NOV. 18, 1930. SEWARTH 1,782,276

BEDCOVER FRAME Filed March 23, 1929 d in Patented Nov." 18 1 930 1uNrrEn STATES nnnsr rnnononsniranrn, or LEIPZIIG, GERMANY imncovnn FRAMEApplication filed March 23, 1S29, Seria1 No. 349,2S7 and in GermanySeptember 27, 1928.

cient in use and which can be placed in 130- sition easily and quicklyby .just a few manipulations, so as to provide a hollow cavity over thelying person wh ch, in th s way, is protected against direct Contactwith the bed-clothes except at the chest and feet which it is deslrousto keep covered.

The inventionwill be readily understood by referenceto the accompanyingsheet of drawings in which one embodimentof same is illustrated. I

. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the frame ready for use.

20 Fig. 2 is likewise a perspective view of the frame partly collapsed.

Fig. 3 shows an end-view of'the frame completely folded. In this drawingthe frame or holder is composed of the frame portion a and a, of whichthe parts a are united along their adjoining longitudinal edges by meansof the hinges 1), whereas the parts a are connected to the frames as byhinges cl at their abutting *ross edges. When the holder is to befolded, the frame portions a fold about their hinges b Fig. 2) whereasthe frame portions 0; may be folded over the parts a, thereby turning ontheir hinges d (Fig. v In the use of the device the holder may bearranged upon a bed with the lower frame members (z-a opened andarranged in formation as shown in Fig. l. but with the upper framemembers aa folded downwardly and over upon the frame members a-a. Whenso arranged the lower portion of the bed covers may rest upon members0:o while the upper portionof the bed. covers turned down between theframe members a a and da. By this arrangement with members a-a turneddown the bed covers will be so supported and disposed as to allow aperson to easily and conveniently enter or leave the bed. On enteringthe'bed 5 the person will insert his feet and the lower portion of hisbody in the space formed by the members aa and the portions of the. bedcovers resting thereon, and said person may then enclose the upperportion of his body up to the neck, if desired, by drawing the framemembers aa up to the position shown in F 1g. 1 together with the upperpoi tions of the bed covers, which will rest on said frame n'iembers. Onturning the upper portions of the bed covers and the frame members a-adownward toward the foot of .the bed the upper portion of the body ofthe occupant maybe exposed and the parts arrangedto enable the occupantto leave the bed as will be readily understood;

It is evident that the form of construction" shown and described may bechanged in various ways to suit different conditions or requirements,without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in thefollowing claim. i

lVhat I claim is A collapsible bed cover frame adapted to be arranged ininverted /\-formation on a bed to support. and hold the bed clotheselevated out of contact with the body of. a person lying in bedrsaidframe comprising two pairs of oblong rectangular frame members arrangedon opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the frame and each. paircon sisting of an upper member and a lower member, the upper membersbeing hinged at their inner longitudinal edges for unfolding movement toan inverted A-formation and for a folding movement in paralleloverlapping relation, and the lower members being free from connectionat their inner longitudinal edges and hinged at their upper end edges tothe lower end edges of the upper frame members so as to adapt said lowerframe members to be unfolded to form with the upper frame memberselongated A- shaped support and to be folded over upon the outer facesof the upper frame members

